Associations to the word «Baton»

Pictures for the word «Baton»

Wiktionary

BATON, noun. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal
BATON, noun. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
BATON, noun. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
BATON, noun. (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
BATON, noun. (heraldiccharge) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
BATON, noun. (heraldiccharge) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
BATON, verb. To strike with a baton.
BÂTON, noun. Alternative form of baton
BATON ROUGE, proper noun. A city that is the capital of the state of Louisiana in the United States.
BATON SINISTER, noun. (heraldry) A kind of bend sinister, in which a narrow strip extends from the lower left to the upper right of the shield in a coat of arms but does not extend to the edges of the shield.

Dictionary definition

BATON, noun. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir.
BATON, noun. A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
BATON, noun. A short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority.
BATON, noun. A hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
BATON, noun. A hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats